Winners of the North American Car and Truck of the Year Announced

5 January 1998

Winners of the North American Car and Truck of the Year Announced

DETROIT, Jan. 5 -- Winners of the prestigious 1998 North
American Car and Truck of the Year Awards were announced today at a news
conference in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show.
The winners are:
1998 North American Car of the Year:
Chevrolet Corvette
1998 North American Truck of the Year:
Mercedes ML 320
Now in its 5th year, the awards are judged by an independent jury of 48
leading North American automotive writers and broadcasters. Ballots were
distributed in early November and voting closed on December 15, 1997.
Finalists were selected from an original field of 24 cars and nine trucks.
The 1998 finalists were:
1998 North American Car of the Year:
Audi A6
Chevrolet Corvette
Lexus GS Series
1998 North American Truck of the Year:
Dodge Durango
Mercedes ML 320
Subaru Forester
The 1998 Nominees were:
Cars:
Audi A6 Lincoln Town Car
Buick Regal Mazda 626
Chevrolet Camaro Mercedes CLK
Chevrolet Corvette Mercury Grand Marquis
Chevrolet Prism Nissan Altima
Chrysler Concorde Oldsmobile Intrigue
Dodge Intrepid Pontiac Firebird
Ford Contour SVT Porsche Boxster
Ford Escort ZX-2 Toyota Sienna
Ford Crown Victoria Toyota Corolla
Honda Accord Volkswagen Passat
Lexus GS300/400 Volvo V70 XC AWD
Trucks
Dodge Durango Mazda B Series Pickup
Ford Ranger Mercedes ML 320
Honda CR-V Nissan Frontier
Isuzu Rodeo Subaru Forester
Lincoln Navigator
The 1997 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards went to
Mercedes-Benz SLK and Ford Expedition.
SOURCE North American Car and Truck of the Year

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